Hyderabad: Rapist of 5-year-old girl gets 10 years in jail

Hyderabad: A 24-year-old daily wage labourer who raped a five year old girl in Jubilee Hills was convicted on Friday.

The I Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge sentenced Dommathi to 10 years imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 2,000 on him.

Ravi, a resident of Karmikanagar in Jubilee Hills, raped a five-year old girl, who was the daughter of his neighbour. Police said that he took her into his house and raped her when her parents were away.

A case of rape and under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act was registered against him on September 27, 2013. He was arrested and remanded. During the trial, the magistrate after hearing arguments and verifying the evidence produced, found Domathi guilty and convicted him.